Spoken Intro
This one's for you Darren
The best dad in the world
From Jack who loves you
Verse 1
You had us up before the sun on Saturday mornings
Fishing rods and tackle box loaded in the truck
You never made a big deal of the time you gave us
Just showed up every weekend like it was never enough
Those long drives out to the river in the early light
That's where I learned what it means to be a man
Pre-Chorus
I didn't see it then but I see it now
Everything you gave me made me who I am somehow
Chorus
You showed me how to live
Out on the land with nothing but time
You showed me how to give
Everything you had without a second thought
You showed me how to stand
Tall in the face of whatever came our way
You showed me how to live
And I thank God every single day
Verse 2
Remember how you'd get under the old ute on a Sunday
Calling out the tools and letting me hand them down
You were teaching me that nothing stays broken forever
And a good man always figures it out
We'd work till lunch then kick the ball around the backyard
Best days of my life on that dusty patch of ground
Pre-Chorus
I didn't see it then but I see it now
Everything you gave me made me who I am somehow
Chorus
You showed me how to live
Out on the land with nothing but time
You showed me how to give
Everything you had without a second thought
You showed me how to stand
Tall in the face of whatever came our way
You showed me how to live
And I thank God every single day
Bridge
You never preached a sermon from a pulpit
Just lived your life and let me watch you do it
And every lesson that I carry with me now
Dad I got every single one of it from you
Verse 3
You worked yourself to the bone to keep us going
Never once complained about the weight you had to bear
Taught me how to treat a woman with respect dad
And showed me what it means to really care
Now I'm out here trying to be half the man you are
And I hope one day my kids see what I see now
Chorus
You showed me how to live
Out on the land with nothing but time
You showed me how to give
Everything you had without a second thought
You showed me how to stand
Tall in the face of whatever came our way
You showed me how to live
And I thank God every single day
Spoken Outro
That was for you Darren
From the one who loves you most - Jack
Happy Father's Day
